"I had noidea youfelt thatway"A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded.Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Weirdlystiff andformalwording."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands."We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___""I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Indicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Floridsexy-talkExcusesre:money.Meta-argumentOffers todo a bunchof thingsfor me."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Excusesre:lateness.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeDescribes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do."If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whore"If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Excusesre: time.Complimentsme bydenigratingBecky"I had noidea youfelt thatway"A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded.Indicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Weirdlystiff andformalwording."Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands."We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___""I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Indicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Floridsexy-talkExcusesre:money.Meta-argumentOffers todo a bunchof thingsfor me."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Excusesre:lateness.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeDescribes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do."If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whore"If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Excusesre: time.Complimentsme bydenigratingBecky

The Pedant's Letter Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "I had no idea you felt that way"
  2. A bunch of backstory I didn't ask for and don't care about.
  3. Apologies that sound backhanded.
  4. Indicates he misses me because he's bored (and has no idea this is insulting)
  5. Tone waffles wildly between contrite and passive-aggressive.
  6. Weirdly stiff and formal wording.
  7. "Write back ASAP" or other hypocritical demands.
  8. "We could have fixed the relationship and not broken up if only you hadn't ___"
  9. "I miss you because of all the stuff you did for me in bed"
  10. Indicates he misses me because his romantic life is tanking (and has no idea this is insulting)
  11. Florid sexy-talk
  12. Excuses re: money.
  13. Meta-argument
  14. Offers to do a bunch of things for me.
  15. "I would have contacted you sooner but you said not to talk to you"
  16. Excuses re: lateness.
  17. Makes excuses for a thing I literally never said was an issue for me.
  18. Wishes me well in a way that sounds bitter and fake
  19. Describes me as having "seduced him" into things he would never normally do.
  20. "If you took me back, I would take you places more often" (but his financial situation is the same as ever)
  21. Subtle implication that my wanting him to take me on dates = gold-digging materialistic whore
  22. "If you took me back I wouldn't be late anymore" (but he has no actual action plan to fix it)
  23. Excuses re: time.
  24. Compliments me by denigrating Becky